Meta lost a significant privacy trial where a jury ruled that it eavesdropped on users of the Flo app, which collects personal health data. Users alleged that Flo shared sensitive information with Facebook through the app's software development kit. While other companies settled, Meta contested the claims throughout the trial but ultimately was found liable. The jury concluded that Flo's users had a reasonable expectation of privacy regarding their shared data, despite Meta's assertion that it did not receive personal health information.
The case against Meta focused on its Facebook software development kit, which Flo added to its app and which is generally used for analytics and advertising services.
The plaintiffs alleged that between June 2016 and February 2019, Flo sent Facebook various records of 'Custom App Events' related to users' interactions with the app.
Meta admitted that Flo used Facebook's kit during this period and that the app sent data connected to 'App Events', but denied receiving intimate health information.
The jury ruled against Meta, finding that Flo's users had a reasonable expectation of privacy concerning the data shared.
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